Mangaluru: A bridge connecting to the Belthangady-Karkala Road collapsed near the Western Ghats and Kudremukh National Park on Wednesday, May 27. The residents of the hamlet fear that with the advent of the monsoon soon they might be marooned without any alternative mode of connectivity. The bridge was inspected by officials from the district administration who […]
Bengaluru: Forest Department personnel rescued a four-year-old leopardess from Madaga area in Athrady village near Hiriyadka, Udupi taluk, on Thursday. The villagers of Athrady and nearby areas had been complaining for the past few days about leopard sightings and disappearance of dogs from the area, which they alleged were taken by the big cat. On […]
Mangaluru : Adivasi activist and journalism student Vittal Malekudiya, who was accused of carrying out pro-naxal activities, on Thursday claimed that Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) was being used to threaten tribes within Kudremukh National Park area to evict them from their lands. He said that though ANF had been waiting for State government’s permission to file […]
Mangaluru : The police have intensified combing operations in Maoist-affected areas of the district where GP elections will be held on May 29. Polling will take place in 227 gram panchayats of which 65 are in Maoist-affected areas. “We are conducting area-domination exercises to infuse confidence among residents,” said Superintendent of Police Sharanappa S.D. Mr. […]
